Weather Alert

Weather Alert

...MORE FREEZING RAIN ON THE WAY FOR SATURDAY MORNING...
.A MIXTURE OF SNOW, SLEET, AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS
SOUTHERN WISCONSIN FROM EARLY MORNING SATURDAY TO THE LATE
MORNING. THE MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL FREEZING RAIN
WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TENTH TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH.
LESSER ICE ACCUMULATIONS TOWARD CENTRAL WISCONSIN. TEMPERATURES
WILL WARM ABOVE FREEZING BY AFTERNOON WITH LIGHT RAIN LIKELY.
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. SNOW, SLEET, AND FREEZING
RAIN CHANGING TO MOSTLY FREEZING RAIN THROUGH THE MORNING. ICE
ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TENTH TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH. LESSER ICE
ACCUMULATIONS TOWARD CENTRAL WISCONSIN. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS UNDER ONE INCH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
* WHEN...FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST SATURDAY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...PLAN ON ICE COVERED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS FOR
SATURDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW, SLEET OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. EXPECT SLIPPERY
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES, AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN
BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
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Outdoors Calendar

The following is a calendar for outdoors recreational events, and Department of Natural Resources seasons, in and around southern Wisconsin as of Jan. 25, 2019. Please note that readers are advised to contact clubs and organizations, especially in the event of inclement weather, to check the status of each listing.

Jan. 26: 36th Annual SWTU Icebreaker. 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. American Family Insurance, 6000 American Parkway in Madison. $10 admission (free for veterans and kids under 12). Lunch available onsite for $10. Featured speakers Rich Osthoff and David Rowe. Osthoff guides fly-fishers for trout in the Driftless Area. Rowe is a Middleton native who is supervisor of the Department of Natural Resources' Fitchburg Fisheries Team. All money raised will benefit coldwater conservation projects in Dane County. Visit https://www.swtu.org/icebreaker/.

Jan. 27: Lake Montesian Fisheree sponsored by the Green County Conservation League and Monticello Lions Club. 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in Monticello.